Hippalus

ancient Greek sailor
Person human Q1388785
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Hippalus

Summary

Hippalus is a human[1]. He worked as an explorer[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Hippalus's professions included explorer[2].
  • Hippalus is recorded as male[4].
  • Hippalus's instance of is recorded as human[5].
  • Hippalus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 85362810[6].
  • Hippalus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 36158427974206062023[7].
  • Hippalus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/047jfz[8].
  • Hippalus's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0009206[9].
  • Hippalus's described by source is recorded as Periplus of the Erythraean Sea[10].
  • Hippalus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[11].
  • Hippalus's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek[12].
  • Hippalus's start of work period is recorded as -0200-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Hippalus's end of work period is recorded as -0100-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Hippalus's Treccani ID is recorded as ippalo[15].
  • Hippalus's Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID is recorded as hippalus[16].
  • Hippalus's FGrHist ID is recorded as 2211[17].
  • Hippalus's National Library of Poland MMS ID is recorded as 9811339315705606[18].
  • Hippalus's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3911906[19].
  • Hippalus's ToposText person ID is recorded as 6538[20].
  • Hippalus's Oxford Classical Dictionary ID is recorded as 3104[21].
  • Hippalus's Trismegistos author ID is recorded as 5238[22].

Body

Career and Affiliations

Hippalus's professions included explorer[2].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Hippalus include he[23], a lunar crater[24].

Why It Matters

Hippalus ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[3] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for him include he[23], a lunar crater[24].

FAQs

What did Hippalus do for work?

Hippalus worked as explorer[2].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Treccani's Enciclopedia on line. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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